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SodexoMAGIC is seeking a seeking a Community Liaison Manager to support business for the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

SodexoMAGIC is a joint Sodexo/ Magic Johnson venture and we are thrilled to be celebrating our 10-year anniversary together this year! SodexoMAGIC promises to empower the communities we serve by offering best-in-class food & facilities management solutions, which create a positive impact and make a difference in the lives of our clients and customers. SodexoMAGIC offers our dedicated service via the following Sodexo segments: Corporate Services, Hospitals, K-12 Schools, Universities.

The SodexoMAGIC partnership represents the union of two global brands that operate at peak performance. Sodexo, a long-standing leader in "quality of life solutions" around the globe, and Magic Johnson Enterprises, the brainchild of NBA all-star Earvin Magic Johnson, who literally took the game to new heights. To learn more about SodexoMAGIC and read a message from Earvin "Magic" Johnson himself click here.

Supplier Diversity is a pillar of our CSR and DE&I program that is managed within Supply Management. This position serves as the face of Sodexo with potential diverse and small businesses to connect with the correct contact for opportunities, holds our contracted vendors accountable for reporting and represents Sodexo to external organization at conferences and events.

This position supports the management of over 3000 diverse vendors and over $1.3M in diverse vendor spend. Key responsibilities include diverse vendor reporting (a requirement in many client contracts), driving diverse supplier education within our Supply Management team and affiliation engagement with key diversity organization including the NMSDC and WBENC. This position c ollaborates with colleagues in SO and Sodexo to include the Supply Managers, Food Platform, Corporate Staff and Operations.

Our successful candidate will be skilled in MS Excel to include Pivot Tables/VLOOKUP, experience with BRIO and SAP along with reporting experience. Supplier diversity certification (not required, but strongly preferred)

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and maintain a diverse supplier pipeline
• Manage diverse supplier reporting
• Maintain certification repository for diverse vendors
• Be a key contact for Supply Managers and Ambassadors to support growth of diverse spend
• Lead diversity organization engagement on behalf of Supply Management

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• Strong verbal and written communication
• Public speaking skills to speak to large groups as a subject matter expert
• External networking
• Juggling multiple priorities
• Financial management with databases and spreadsheet with problem solving ability to improve processes and databases
• External and internal networking

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.
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Working for Sodexo: At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great career in food service management specializing in Catering. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance and continuing education opportunities, you'll enjoy an improved quality of life that's unique in the hospitality industry.